Same mother-of-pearl herringbone dial, very different watch. Putting a 32mm rose gold-tone case on a soft taupe leather strap instead of a bracelet drops the weight, warms the whole thing up, and turns a dressy piece into something you can wear on an ordinary Tuesday. \n\n Dial and Legibility \n The dial is genuine mother-of-pearl, cut into small rectangles and laid in a woven herringbone. Depending on the angle it goes from near-white to a soft pearl grey, with faint pink in the corners. Roman numerals in rose gold sit at three, six and nine; slim rose gold batons fill the other hours. The eagle logo is at twelve. Two fine rose gold hands, nothing else – no seconds hand, no date. Shell dials are always a compromise on legibility, and this one is no exception: in bright light it is perfectly clear, in a dim restaurant you read the hands more than the markers. \n\n Case and Wrist Presence \n A 32mm round case with a thin polished rose gold-tone bezel and short, sharply turned lugs. The small size means it sits neatly on a narrow wrist without the strap ends poking past it. Case sides are slim, so it slides under a sleeve. The crown is small and set at three o’clock. \n\n Movement and Functions \n Quartz, time only. Nothing to wind, nothing to reset after a week in a drawer beyond the time itself. The battery is the only consumable. \n\n Strap, Clasp and Fit \n The strap is smooth taupe leather, tapered and unlined in appearance, held by polished rose gold-tone keepers at the lugs. Leather this pale shows marks – a splash of rain, a smear of hand cream – more readily than a dark strap does, so it wants a little care. On the other hand it softens quickly, and within a few weeks it will have taken the shape of your wrist and stopped feeling like new leather at all. \n\n Who This Watch Suits \n Anyone who finds a metal bracelet cold or heavy, or who wants the mother-of-pearl look without the shine of a full rose gold bracelet. The neutral strap sits well against both black and camel, and the small case leaves room for bracelets on the same wrist. \n\n Care and Maintenance \n Keep the leather dry. It is not a swimming strap, and repeated soakings will stiffen and crack it. Wipe the case with a soft dry cloth and keep perfume and hairspray away from the plating and the dial. Mother-of-pearl is natural shell, so the tile pattern varies slightly from watch to watch – that is the material, not a fault. \n\n Technical Specifications \n \n Brand Emporio Armani \n Model AR11111 \n Gender Women’s \n Case diameter 32mm \n Case shape Round \n Case colour Rose gold-tone \n Dial Mother-of-pearl, Roman numerals \n Movement Quartz \n Strap Leather \n EAN 4053858984264 \n \n\n Buying With Confidence \n The movement carries a 24-month international manufacturer warranty, excluding battery and normal wear. It ships new and unworn in its original box with the manufacturer’s paperwork, delivered nationwide with tracking, and the Consumer Protection Act right of return applies to an unworn watch in its original packaging. Look closely at the dial and you can see where one shell tile ends and the next begins.